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“Sincerity is the way of heaven” Confucius |
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“I offer my strongest endorsement on behalf of Anna Vanesyan for her work as a musician, teacher and scholar. As a performer, Anna’s playing is imbued with warmth and sensitivity, and her technical command is most solid. Mrs. Vanesyan’s accompanying repertoire covers most instruments and voice; Ball State instructors are unanimous in their praise of her work. When Anna gave a recital, featuring the music of A. Arutunian, virtually all of her collaborators were enthusiastic faculty members, rather than fellow graduate students. During this past year as a doctoral student as Ball State University, Anna has been a strong asset as a teacher. As part of her graduate assistantship duties, she taught several group piano classes and several private students. Group piano classes at Ball State are taught in an electronic keyboard lab, and usually have an enrollment of 12-16. Teachers of these classes are adept at using not only the electronic keyboards, controller, and electronic visualizer, but they also use PowerPoint software and various other electronic tutorial. Anna is warm, gentle person, a quick intellect, and a passionate and sensitive musician. I regret to see her leave Ball State University.”
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“Anna is an excellent sight reader and knows the different styles of the various composers. She knows how to follow and how to lead the singers. The students enjoy performing with her. She was in great demand at Ball State University as an accompanist for strings, percussion, brass and woodwinds in recital and auditions.” |
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Mary Hagopian Associate Professor (Retired from Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA) |
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“I came to know Mrs. Vanesyan as an outstanding pianist and accompanist. As a collaborator, she has the ability to provide a framework for a composition whether it is with a student or other professional musicians. Her ability to sight read difficult scores is truly amazing. She is a consummate musician. Anna Vanesyan’s patience, dedication and artistry in working with those whom she accompanied enabled them to perform at their highest level. For her final recital, which focused on the music of Armenian composer A. Arutunian, she collaborate with various faculty that included a pianist, a French horn player, a vocalist and percussionists, which produced a stunning musical event for which she received a standing ovation.” |
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Dr. Erwin Mueller Professor of Music, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA |
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“As a teacher in both the piano pedagogy classes and the group piano program, I have seen Anna grow significantly in her teaching skills. Already a very experienced teacher when she came here, she willingly embraced many new concepts and methods, working hard to incorporate them into her teaching. I had the opportunity to observe her teaching of both elementary and intermediate-level students. Her students had a great rapport with her, and made appropriate during the time they studied with her. Despite the fact that English is not her native language, she consistently gave high quality pedagogical presentations in my classes. I have every confidence that Anna will have a bright and successful future in whatever she does…” |
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Lori Rhoden, D.M.A., N.C.T.M. Immediate Past President Indiana Music Teachers Association Coordinator of Piano Pedagogy and Group Piano Associate Professor of Music Performance - Piano School of Music, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
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“Completing the MA Program with a major in Executive Development was a new and exiting challenge for Anna. She completed a wide variety of different courses in management, marketing, administration, Public relations, organizational and interpersonal communication, adult and community education and grant writing and research. As my graduate assistant, Mrs. Vanesyan helped with extensive library research for the latest studies on Continuing Professional Education and adult learning… It has been my honor with privilege to work with Mrs. Vanesyan during 2002-2004.” |
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Dr. Peter Murk Professor in Adult & Community Education Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA |
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“Anna is a true scholar, humanitarian, and outstanding ambassador for her home country, Armenia. We, at Ball State University have been honored to count her among our May 2004 graduates, having earned master’s degree with distinction based on exceptionally high GPA, public services and commitment to superior program completion. And, in my case since I teach the public relations courses for school administrators, Anna is consummate professional in public relations. Her ability is unlimited, her potential tremendous, and her contributions grow daily.” |
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Dr. Terry Wiedmer Professor, Educational Leadership department, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA |
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“Anna demonstrated her talents, plans, and desire to contribute to leading her academic and cultural communities to higher levels of achievement and expanded opportunities. Anna is a natural leader and one who quickly determines the assets of any given situation and maximizes the impact of her efforts whether they are written, spoken or performed. We, at academic Fellowship program of Open Society Institute have been honored to count her among our 40 current fellows throughout Eurasia.” |
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Anna Harutyunyan, OSI/AFP Armenia coordinator |
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“I have had privilege to know A. Vanesyan for a long time since her student years as a pianist of the exceptional musical gifts. She graduated form the Conservatory with honor in 1991, and then completed her postgraduate studies in 1994 under the guidance of the leading pianist of Armenia professor Ketty Malkhasyan. During the last decade Ms. Vanesyan has been one of the respected young members of the faculty of the Komitas State Conservatory. She has a special skill of helping her students connect with music. She is perfectly suited to teach and inspire young people in any classroom setting. Her first graduate student continued her education at the postgraduate level. Mrs. Vanesyan has earned great respect not only for her work as a teacher, but also as a soloist, concertmaster and chamber musician. Also, I would like to mention her great work done in capacity of editor of books about Armenian distinguished musicians.” |
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Sergei Sarajyan Professor, Rector of the Komitas State Conservatory, Yerevan, Armenia |
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“As the Executive Director of a big organization, that unites around 105 alumni of American universities, Mrs. Vanesyan has always demonstrated her breadth of understanding, experience, expertise, and commitment to contribute to the success of the American Graduates Association. The Alumni Resource Center, administered by her, has had more than 1500 visitors since spring of 2005, and has served a venue for many important gatherings; all of those could not have been possible without Anna Vanesyan’s coordination talent, professionalism, her devotion to the task, and ability to work under pressure, the qualities most needed for today’s working environment.” |
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Armen Gomtsyan President, American Graduates Association of Armenia Senior Adviser to the UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia |
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James Helton, DMA |
